Best swimwear brands

From rainbow-hued and ruffled to belted and waist-clinching, these are the swimwear brands that'll be everywhere this summer, from the glittering coasts of Côte d’Azur to the city's most fashionable rooftop pools.

Best for keeping up with your favourite influencers: Peony swim

Aussie-label Peony is set to dominate the swimwear scene this 2019. Bella Hadid, Pandora Sykes and a plethora of VS angels have already been snapped in the designs, and with a whole range of styles from itsy-bitsy to modest, they have something for everyone.

Best for the little black bikini: Anemone Swim

Along with Peony, Anemone is another A-lister favourite for this year. The brand's designs were inspired by a yellow slip dress Kate Moss wore in the nineties, but fuse such timelessness with a modern edge. Simple, sleek, and fashion-forward.

Best for beach parties: Oséree Swimwear

Add a little glitter to your beach look with Italian swimwear brand Oséree. Its glittery Lumiere collection has set Instagram a-sparkle, thanks to the likes of Rita Ora and Kourtney Kardashian. This year, we're betting on their twenties pearl collection ruling the roost.

Best for highstreet: Warehouse

From crayola rainbow stripes and leopard print one pieces to classic, simple shapes, Warehouse is our go-to for a cheap and cheerful highstreet swimwear pick. Mango and & Other Stories are two other highstreet brands that put out consistently good swim collections.

Best for channelling French glamour: Eres

A favourite among actress and model Katie Holmes and actress Helen Mirren, Eres is the ultra glamorous French swimwear label famous for dressing Halle Berry in her orange bikini in the James Bond film Die Another Day.

Although Eres designer swimwear comes with a price tag (costumes are £300 and up), these eye-catching, colourful costumes don't tire because they're resistant to everything: sun, saltwater, sand and chlorine.

Best for print: Rixo

Best brand for sporty swimwear: Solid and Striped

Whether you're a surfer babe or a butterfly stroke aficionado, the freshest sporty shapes and styles (and beyond) can be found at ultra-popular brand Solid and Striped. Think belted, striped and flattering.

Best for bandeau: Hunza G

Originally launched in the 1980s, Hunza G was catupulted into the stratosphere by the cut-out mini dress Julia Roberts wore in Pretty Woman. Relaunched 30 years later under Creative Director Georgiana Huddart, this London-based brand makes swimsuits and bikinis from a sculpting seersucker fabric that’s a collection signature.

Best for belted: We Wore What x Onia

It's all about sexy, structural crescendos with this collaboration's high-waisted, predominantly-belted designs. Kylie Jenner launched it into the stratosphere with this selfie wearing a cow-print one piece from the collection (of which ASOS have now made this infinitely cheaper, carbon-copy of). One to watch.

Best for maternity: Lily & Ribbon

Forgo the frump, and opt instead for a functional yet stylish piece by Lily & Ribbon, which boasts a range of tankinis, bikinis and one-pieces perfect for mamas-to-be. The best bit? Lily and Ribbon supports organisations that make the world a better place for women and children.

Best for fuller busts: Empreinte

Heritage Parisian brand Empreinte is has been designing fine French lingerie and swimwear to cater to fuller busts since 1946. The swimwear collection is just as luxe and covetable, and the fitting service at the South Molton Street boutique – the brand's first outside of Paris – is second to none.

Best for the environment: Reformation

Reformation is leading the trend for sustainable fashion. They design and manufacture the majority of their limited-edition collections in their factory headquarters in downtown LA. Whilst there isn't a store open in London, they do offer free worldwide shipping on larger orders. They only started doing swimwear last year, but we already love the simple shapes and gorgeous colours.

Best for charismatic coverups: Melissa Odabash

Be the chicest come beach club hour. Gwyneth Paltrow, Rihanna, Cindy Crawford and Lady Gaga, to name but a few, all boast Melissa Odabash swimwear – although the founder and designer herself admited that it's 'The Body' Elle Macpherson who is the best to dress.